Fake Student Aid: Scammers target Ca. Community Colleges to steal millions
A disturbing, and growing, trend at community colleges across California: scammers, posing as students, stealing millions of dollars in federal financial aid. In the last 12 months alone, over $10 million has been stolen, more than double what was stolen in the previous year. Adam Echelman covers higher education for CalMatters, he joins Micah Ohlman and Sandra Mitchell with more on the scheme, how it's being bolstered by AI, and what's being done to stop it. April 11, 2025. KTLA 5 News - Keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.
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